Curtis Allen Coolidge

Curtis married Katherine Jennings Krush [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Carter Amsden Coolidge
2. Collin Jennings Coolidge

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• History: Horace graduated from Petersham High School in June. According to his obituary, "He was attending Northeastern University when he entered the service during World War II. He served in the United States Army Air Corps and earned a certificate in topographical cartography from Franklin Technical Institute before deploying to Europe. He joined the 9th Engineer Command and served in England, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany. Upon returning from the service he returned to Northeastern University and earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering, graduating with honors in 1951. He was a member of Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma Honor Societies for excellence in engineering. Mr. Coolidge was employed at the Rodney Hunt Company for 35 years as a Mechanical Engineer, he retired in 1987. He was a charter member of the Petersham American Legion Post 415, a member of the First Congregational Parish Unitarian Church, a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a Licensed Professional Engineer. Mr. Coolidge's service to his church included work on the Parish, Finance, Canvas, and Buildings and Grounds committees. He worked on many projects including ministerial searches, and the annual Levee. He was active on numerous town committees including the finance committee, planning board, town hall building committee and was a corporator of the Petersham Memorial Library.?
• Census: 1930, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded, age 5, while living with his parents.
• Census: 1940, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded, age 15, while living with his parents.
• Military: 12 Mar 1943 to 18 Nov 1945; He was in the Army Air Corp.
• Residence: 1996, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Residence: 23 Jan 2004, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Residence: 2010, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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Horace married Doris Hildergard Nelson on 17 Jul 1948 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Doris (daughter of John Carlson Nelson and Ebba H. Neyland) was born on 15 Apr 1928 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Apr 2012 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: According to her obituary, "As a very young child, Mrs. Coolidge's parents separated, and she grew up in Worcester with her mother and grandmother on Balder Road in the heart of Worcester's Swedish district. Her grandmother had emigrated from Sweden, and Mrs. Coolidge was raised in a loving household full of Swedish language and culture. Her mother remarried and they moved to Petersham when she was age 7. She was adopted by her new father, John Carroll Nelson of Petersham whom she loved and called father the rest of her life. Mrs. Coolidge was graduated from Petersham High School with the Class of 1946. She was an excellent student and a gifted pianist. She was admitted to the New England Conservatory of Music in 1946 where she studied piano and counterpoint with Warren Storey Smith. She also worked in the school's administration office where she supported several faculty members and conductors including the late Arthur Fiedler. In 1948, Mrs. Coolidge married the late Horace O. Coolidge, Jr. also of Petersham. They lived in Concord where she worked at a local life insurance company while her husband completed his college studies at Northeastern University. In 1951, they moved to Carter Hill Farm in Petersham where they spent the next several years rebuilding the farm house and starting a family. Mrs. Coolidge went on to become a highly regarded teacher's aide in the Petersham Center School focusing on special needs children. She was an avid reader who never stopped learning. She was a strong, independent woman who enjoyed gardening, walking in the woods, and caring for her family and friends. Even after the death of her husband in 2010, she continued to live independently on her hilltop farm. Late in her life she learned that her biological father had remarried and that she had two half-sisters living nearby. One of her half-sisters found her and made the first connection. Her life was blessed to have had the love and friendship from her two half-sisters for the last decade of her life. Mrs. Coolidge was a devoted member of her church where she served on many committees throughout her entire life. As a young woman she was instrumental in developing a religious education program at the church. She was a trustee of the Petersham Memorial Library, and was very knowledgeable about both family and local history, serving as a member of the Beverly Historical Society and as a member and volunteer docent of the Petersham Historical Society."
• Census: 1940, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 11
• Residence: 1996, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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• Census: 1900, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 2
• Census: 1910, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 13; Address:
  24 Bellair Avenue
• Education: 1916, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine; He was studying Colby College
• Draft Registration: 3 Jun 1918, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft; : 21; Address:
  4 Buch Road
• Census: 1920, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was a farmer on his own farm.; : 23; Address:
  Templeton Road
• Census: 1930, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a farmer.; : 33; Address:
  Phillipston Road
• Census: 1940, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a farmer.; : 43; Address:
  Phillipston Road
• Draft Registration: 1942, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft; : 46
• Obituary: 6 Aug 1955
• Last Full Review: 7 Feb 2021

Horace married Ruth Miranda Amsden on 15 Jun 1918 in Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Ruth (daughter of Albert Vaughn Amsden and Lydia Augusta Gould) was born on 5 Jul 1896 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jun 1988 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1900, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her father and two sisters.; : 3; Address:
  South East Street
• Census: 1910, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded as a border, along with her two sisters, with Frederick and Effie Barnes.; : 14
• Graduation: 1914, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Ruth graduated from Petersham High School.
• Graduation: 1918, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; She graduated from Simmons College with a MA in Chemistry.
• Census: 1920, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 23; Address:
  Templeton Road
• Census: 1930, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 33; Address:
  Phillipston Road
• Census: 1940, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 43; Address:
  Phillipston Road
• Residence: 1988, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Last Full Review: 7 Feb 2021

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• Census: 1940, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was listed as the district representative for the electric light company.; : 42

John married Ebba H. Neyland on Yes, date unknown. Ebba was born about 1907 in Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1940, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 33

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• Census: 1860, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1860 US Census he was recorded, age 1, living in Petersham, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1865, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1865 Massachusetts State Census he was recorded, age 6, living in Petersham, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1870, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census he was recorded, age 11, living in Petersham, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1880, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 22, living in Petersham, Massachusetts in the household of Joel Hinkley with his brother Walter. They were listed as ice peddlers.
• Census: 1900, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 41, living on 12 Midland Avenue, Wellesley, Massachusetts. He ran a provision store.
• Census: 1910, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 52, living on 23 Bellair Avenue, Wellesley, Massachusetts. He was a dealer in provisions.
• Census: 1920, Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 62, living on Peterstown Road, Phillipston, Massachusetts. He is listed as a farmer
• Census: 1930, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 71, living on East Street, Petersham, Massachusetts. He is listed as a farmer
• Census: 1940, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 81, living in Petersham, Massachusetts. He was a widower.
• Last Full Review: 13 Dec 2020

Frank married Fanny Augusta Ober on 13 Nov 1895 in Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Fanny (daughter of Horace Obear and Martha A. Wyatt) was born on 6 Sep 1867 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Nov 1933 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried on 1 Dec 1933 in Ledgeville Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1870, Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census she was recorded, age 2, living in Needham, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Census: 1880, Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census she was recorded, age 12, living in Needham, Massachusetts with her parents.
• Graduation: 1889, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; In 1889, she graduated from Wellesley College.
• Census: 1900, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 32, living in Wellesley, Massachusetts
• Census: 1910, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 42, living on 24 Bellair Avenue, Wellesley, Massachusetts
• Census: 1920, Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 52, living on Peterstown Road, Phillipston, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1930, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1320 US Census she was recorded, age 61, living on East Street, Petersham, Massachusetts.
• Obituary: 30 Nov 1933
• Last Full Review: 13 Dec 2020

Notes:

Died:
He died at home.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was living with Louisa M. Smith and Merrick Amsden; : 14
• Census: 1880, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 25
• Married to: 10 Feb 1882, Vernon, Windham County, Vermont; Addie E. Smith, the daughter of Hiram and Jennie (Grray) Smith. She was born in 1865 in Petersham, Massachusetts, and died 26 February 1892 in Petersham, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1900, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a farm laborer.

Notes:

Birth:
Father: Ellis Pickham Amsden (1817-1863)
Mother: Clarissa Vaughn (1820-1884)

Albert married Lydia Augusta Gould on 7 Apr 1896 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Lydia was born in 1854 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1932 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1870, Barre, Washington County, Vermont; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 17
• Married to: 29 Nov 1871, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; William Solomon Smith. He was born 31 March 1846 in Barre, Massachusetts and died 29 January 1894 in Barre, Massachusetts Issue: 1. Minnie Maria Smith (1872-____) 2. Charles William Smith (1876-____) 3. Lydia Augusta Smith (1881-____) 4. Ediwn Solomon Smith (1884-1969) 5. Ralph Wendell Smith (1886-1966) 6. Anna Loretta Smith (1889-____)
• Census: 1880, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 25
• Census: 1910, Dana, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was listed as a widow.; : 56
• Census: 1930, Dana, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was a widow living with her daughter; : 75

Notes:

Birth:
Father: Aaron M. Gould
Mother: Lydia M. _____